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Jared Armstrong (center) with other participants on a Birthright trip to Israel in 2021.
Posted inFirst Person

Israel thinks I only want to make aliyah so I can play basketball. But I just want to come home.

Jared Armstrong by Jared Armstrong and JTA February 16, 2022
A protest on behalf of Soviet Jewry in front of the Soviet consulate in San Francisco captured in the Jewish Bulletin.
Posted inOpinion

J.’s digitized archives are a window into the unique ethos of Bay Area Jews

headshot of Fred Rosenbaum by Fred Rosenbaum February 16, 2022February 16, 2022
The quest for the identity of the Native American man in the iconic Levy's Jewish Rye ad led Andrew Silverstein to this 1966 photo (left) of Joseph S. Attean in the book “New Haven Division, Murray Hill to Cedar Hill” by railroad enthusiast Allan Sherry.
Posted inCulture

It was the most successful Jewish ad campaign of all time — but who was the model?

by Andrew Silverstein and Forward February 15, 2022May 31, 2022
After years languishing on these shelves in our office, the full 127-year archives of J., the Jewish Bulletin and the Emanu-El are now available online. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inFirst Person

Digitizing J.’s archives was a mission to save Jewish history 

by Sue Fishkoff February 14, 2022February 14, 2022
Once upon a time at Congregation Beth Sholom. (Screenshot/bethsholomsf.org)
Posted inFirst Person

A synagogue choir is not to be applauded … or is it?

Stephen Saxon by Stephen Saxon February 8, 2022February 15, 2022
Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus" on sale at a French bookstore in 2017. (Photo/JTA-ActuaLitté-Flickr Commons)
Posted inUncategorized

You can’t just swap out ‘Maus’ for another Holocaust book. It’s special.

Jennifer Caplan by Jennifer Caplan and JTA February 1, 2022
National Council of Jewish Women leaders and advocates rallied on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to show support for abortion access, Dec. 1, 2021. (Photo/Courtesy NCJW)
Posted inOpinion

Jewish women are leaders on abortion rights. But they can’t do it alone.

Barbara Dobkin by Barbara Dobkin and JTA January 28, 2022
SWAT team members deploy near Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, Jan. 15, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Andy Jacobsohn-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inFirst Person

After Colleyville, how do we vaccinate against hate? Keep building bridges.

Gordon Lewin by Gordon Lewin January 26, 2022
A sign of solidarity was placed in front of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas.(Photo/Forward-Haya Panjwani)
Posted inLocal Voice

I let an unhoused man into my synagogue before Colleyville. How will we respond next time?

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon and JTA January 21, 2022January 24, 2022
Imam Omar Suleiman hugs Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker after the rabbi’s release from being held hostage at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, on Jan. 15, 2021. (Photo/RNS-Asra Khan)
Posted inOpinion

11 hours of prayer and solidarity at the Colleyville synagogue standoff

by Omar Suleiman and RNS January 19, 2022

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